Banditry and cattle rustling in Baringo again have claimed the lives of innocents whose only ‘crime’ is belonging to a particular community. The five killed last Thursday in the volatile Arabel area of Baringo South were a National Police Reservist and four children. A quick tally puts last year’s Baringo death toll at 20, a conservative figure. This is the only way they will see the need to abandon age-old cultures like cattle rustling that threaten devolution and civilisation. Quote: “Life is a wretched gray Saturday, but it has to be lived through.”Anthony BurgessThe English writer and composer was born on February 25, 1917.

Source: The Star February 24, 2019 20:15 UTC